"Elmo P. Shagnasty" > wrote in message
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> In article
> >,
> wrote:
>
>> Even the OEM ones don't seem to last as long these days.
>>
>>
>> http://www.freep.com/article/2008100...810070338/1014
>>
>> For a streak-free windshield, Consumer Reports recommends a wiper
>> made
>> by Southfield-based Federal-Mogul Corp.
>>
>> The magazine tested and ranked 15 models of wiper blades for its
>> November issue, and Federal-Mogul's Anco 31 Series model offered
>> one
>> of the best values.
>>
>> The Anco ranked third in overall performance, with wipers from
>> Valeo
>> and RainX taking the first two spots.
>>
>> But Anco was one of two wipers to be named a Consumer Reports Best
>> Buy. The Anco model costs $7 a piece for an 18-inch wiper and $10
>> for
>> a 24-inch wiper, compared with $9 and $15 for the top-ranking Valeo
>> model.
>>
>> Consumer Reports, which had its staffers test the wipers on their
>> vehicles, suggests drivers change their vehicle's windshield wipers
>> every six months, when even many of the best models started to
>> leave
>> streaks.
>>
>> Jewel Gopwani
>
> Honda OEM blades have always, ALWAYS been the best you can ever buy.

A question here. Everyone seems to enforce that Honda makes the
greatest everything for their cars....so I what would like to know is
if Honda actually makes all of these fluids (oil, ATF, brake fluid,
antifreeze) and ancillary components (such as the wiper blades
mentioned above) themselves, or do they contract it out?

I've used Ancos before, and there was no discernable difference in the
performance of the wiper blade.